Canada Condo, Strata & HOA News

More than half of GTA condo investors losing money on properties: report

A new report says for the first time ever, more than half of newly-completed condo investors in the Greater Toronto…

12 months ago

Condo owner exempted from special assessment as status certificate failed to properly flag repairs (ON)

There’s a good reason why a potential condominium buyer should look over the status certificate for the corporation, as one…

12 months ago

Halifax condo residents face obstacles trying to go green with solar panels

Kate Porter is a condo resident in the Armdale neighbourhood of Halifax who wants to join the fight against climate…

12 months ago

Condo Smarts: Are age bylaws enforceable under Bill 44? (BC)

Dear Tony: We have a situation in our strata corporation that has caused a fair amount of confusion. A 55+…

12 months ago

How this Guelph condo building is getting ready for an EV revolution (ON)

Susan Parks paid $2,500 for an electrical line that runs to her spot in the parking garage at her condo…

12 months ago

BC woman paid $43,000 in lawyer fees to fight her strata

A BC resident who spent $43,000 on lawyers fighting her strata over an extension that was built 45 years ago,…

12 months ago

Condo Smarts: How Bill 22 affects EV charging infrastructure (BC)

Dear Tony: Our strata has received several requests from owners for the upgrade of our parking garage and their townhouse…

12 months ago

B.C. condo owner, developer suing each other after ceiling collapses in bedroom

A Burnaby condominium owner is suing her building’s developer after the ceiling of her unit collapsed in the bedroom above…

12 months ago

How a downtown Toronto condo defied the odds to save energy and money (ON)

From the outside, the French Quarter condos look like Hausmanian buildings from Paris that have been teleported from the 19th…

12 months ago

Condo Smarts: Age restriction bylaw exemptions explained (BC)

How do the new regulations grandfather people in our strata corporation with a 55-and-over bylaw? Our bylaw reads all occupants…

12 months ago